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Real Life: Read about the most shocking and unusual real-life stories from around the world. From true crime to medical mysteries, these stories will have you hooked from start to finish.

Bowel, thyroid, multiple myeloma, liver, kidney, gallbladder, pancreatic, womb lining, oral, breast and ovarian cancer are rising for -40s

Dr Jeremy London outlined the four things he 'absolutely avoids as a heart surgeon'

Channel 4's Virgin Island season two kicked off this week with a brand new batch of people hoping to overcome their struggles with intimacy

Dylan Carter died following a car accident in Colleton County, South Carolina on Saturday, aged 24

Joel Brokenbrough shared a photo and a tribute to his son, Jonah, who was born prematurely on 30 March

Virgin Island contestant Joy, 22, said that at one point, she heartbreakingly believed 'God cursed her' with vaginismus

British mum Wendy Duffy, 56, has died at a clinic in Switzerland following the death of her son Marcus four years ago

Wendy Duffy's 23-year-old son Marcus tragically passed away in 2022 after falling asleep while eating a sandwich

Leni Forrester was diagnosed with Sanfilippo Syndrome Type B (MPSIIIB) a week before her second birthday

The Florida clinic recently announced its closure

Neuroscientist Tom Bellamy admitted to experiencing his dangerous attachment to a colleague when he'd been happily married for 11 years

Darrell Sheets passed away at the age of 67

Dr Karan Rajan claimed the 'real damage' that occurs if someone continually ignores their urge to poop happens in their brain, not colon

Alice Giddings, a sex and relationships reporter, claimed setting a 'turn into a pumpkin' cut off for intimacy enhanced her sex life

Sarah Danh, a Texas nurse, began suffering from acute liver failure two days into her Japan honeymoon with husband Luke Gradl

THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the active ingredient in cannabis, can pass through the placenta to reach an unborn baby during pregnancy

Dr Daniel Amen cited brain scans that prove long-term cannabis smoking can cause issues relating to attention, memory, mood and more

Kayley Boda, 22, underwent chemotherapy and surgery to remove a portion of her lung

A phenomenon called 'Terry's nails' can be a warning sign of early-stage heart failure or liver disease, such as cirrhosis

Sodium forces the body to retain water to dilute it, increasing blood volume and placing extra pressure on blood vessel walls

Influencer Emilie Kiser's three-year-old son Trigg tragically drowned in his family's Arizona pool in May 2025

The devastated mother has taken to Instagram to issue a lengthy statement on the 'nightmare' ordeal

Erectile dysfunction currently affects one in four men under 40, a new study recently alleged

Rachel Dretzin, Christine Marie and Nomz Bistline successfully brought down cult leader Samuel Bateman following his sentencing in 2024